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The HTC Hero (also marketed as T-Mobile G2 Touch in the UK, Austria, Germany, the Netherlands and Hungary, and Era G2 Touch in Poland) is the third phone manufactured by the HTC Corporation for the Android platform, as part of the A series. Notably, it is the first phone of that series to feature a 3.5mm audio jack, multi-touch capability and the HTC Sense experience. The phone was announced on June 24, 2009 in London. It is also the first Android device to support Adobe Flash. It was released in Europe during July of 2009, and in the U.S. via Sprint on October 11, 2009 and via Cellular South on November 9, 2009. FCC documents have surfaced to show that there will be a version of the HTC Hero supporting Rogers and AT&T's bands for 3G. This phone was later released in Canada for Telus' new HSPA network. The phone is available in the UK on Orange, 3, T-Mobile, and SIM-free. In Australia it is available exclusively through retailer Harvey Norman SIM-free.